Fang Xuanling's words instantly attracted the attention of all the officials, who all took a look, only to find that there was a message posted on both sides of the door, with red paper and black characters. Each stroke was like a swimming dragon, like a butterfly, about to leap out.
"Good words!"
"Who wrote this?"
Everyone was amazed, but they couldn't tell whose handiwork it was.
In the crowd, Wei Zheng recognized the name of his son and smiled without saying anything.
In this era, there was no such thing as Spring Festival couplets. They were called "Peach Talisman", which was to write the names of the two gods "Shen Tu" and "Yulei" on the peach wood board. In the eyes of the ancients, peach wood was a tool to ward off evil spirits and avoid evil. Making peach charms was
It is used to ward off evil spirits, ghosts, diseases and other unlucky things. Some people will also paste the portraits of the two gods directly on the door panels. In short, they place many good wishes for the New Year.
Everyone couldn't figure out why the subtitles were posted on both sides of the door, but the words were good, unique, and a school of their own. When they looked at the content, they were shocked. They all gathered around and stared at the words, breathing quickly.
Even Kong Yingda stared at it, shocked, as if he had seen a ghost.
"Okay! Yes!"
Some people couldn't help but praise.
"That's right!"
"Absolutely forever!"
Many people agreed, with complicated expressions.
Cheng Yaojin stepped forward curiously and said: "Three talents in heaven and earth, four poems in praise of elegance, this seems to be a couplet, pharmacist, is this couplet really good?"
"You're a killer, if you don't know how to write and write, don't be so careless and just stay there." Li Er couldn't help but cursed, pulled Cheng Yaojin away, squeezed in and stared at the words closely, excited, and asked: "
Kong Jijiu, what do you think of this pair? Maybe the second couplet will match?"
"this?"
Kong Yingda looked ashamed and couldn't answer the question.
Fang Xuanling clicked his tongue and praised: "Your Majesty, if you haven't seen the second couplet, I can match it. But if you don't see the second couplet, my second couplet is a joke. This couplet can be said to be eternal, and there may be no second couplet in the world."
"Oh, how do you say that?" Li Er asked curiously.
"Your Majesty, please take a look."
Fang Xuanling pointed to the first couplet and said: "The three talents of heaven and earth come from the "Yi Jing", which is "the first of the group of scriptures" and "the source of the great road". "Yi Jing·Xici Xia" says: There is the way of heaven and the way of human beings.
, there is an authentic way. It combines the three talents and combines two of them, so it is six. The six are not it, it is the way of the three talents."
Someone said unconvinced: "Is Fang Xiang exaggerating? The second couplet is an ode to Fengya in the Four Books. The Fengya ode is obviously only three poems. Where did the four poems come from? The king of Han is ignorant of the meaning of the classics and is making a fool of himself."
Fang Xuanling turned around and frowned and said: "I remember that you were a Jinshi in the Ming Dynasty in the third year of Zhenguan. It is said that you should be proficient in Confucian classics. You don't know how to distinguish between elegant and elegant, Xiaoya? How did you become a Jinshi?
of?"
As soon as they talked, the other person's face turned red with embarrassment and he couldn't answer the question.
Li Er glanced at the other party thoughtfully, then looked at everyone, and took the opportunity to say: "Many people in the court wrote to me, saying that the King of Han did not understand the classics and meanings, did not understand Confucianism, and was not suitable to be the examiner of this subject. Now I see
Come on, in the past years, the people admitted to the Ming Dynasty Economics Department were also mixed, and they all said that they were not the best in literature. Since you are not convinced by the King of Han, let's try and see who can answer the second couplet?"
"The Book of Songs" is the source of literature, and is one of the "Five Classics" together with the "Book of Changes". Its status can be equal to that of the "Four Poems". There is nothing more appropriate for "Three Talents in Heaven, Earth and Man", whether in terms of contrast or purpose.
Everyone looked at the couplet with expressions of constipation and hated Qin Huaidao.
If you can't answer the second line, not only will you lose face as a scholar, but you will also have the right to question the ability of the examiner. If you are compared with a vulgar martial artist who everyone always looks down on, how can you lose face?
But it’s really too tricky, too difficult, and there’s no way to do it right.
All of a sudden, I felt so miserable.
Li Er thought about a few second lines, but none were as good as the other. He felt that he was short of words and a little depressed. Seeing that Kong Yingda also had a red face and couldn't answer the second line, he suddenly felt more mentally balanced and said with a smile: "The king of Han wrote the poem early."
I have heard about it, but I didn’t expect that this pair is also the best, and they actually stumped all my ministers, Wang De?”
"Old slave is here!" Wang De hurriedly stepped forward.
"Take this couplet and put it at the gate of the Imperial College, so that all scholars in the world can see it." Li Er explained. It can slap the scholar in the face and draw hatred to Qin Huaidao. It is the art of an emperor to kill two birds with one stone.
"You can take away the couplets, but you have to pay a thousand gold retouching fee."
An unexpected voice came, it was Qin Huaidao. Seeing the Yulin Guards, the civil and military officials, and the crowd of people, he asked with some surprise: "Your Majesty, what is this?"
"I heard that you were very busy and didn't even have time to attend my banquet. You were still holding a banquet in Qinjiazhuang. You wanted to have fun with others, so I had to come uninvited and ask for a drink."
Qin Huaidao explained casually: "Before I received the invitation from the palace, I had promised everyone in the village to sing the first song to cheer up. I didn't want to break my promise, so I couldn't attend the banquet in the palace. The banquet in the village has ended and there is a fireworks show. After the fireworks, there will be singing."
Show, Your Majesty, all ministers, please come in!"
"Wang De, send someone back to the palace to get the thousand pieces of gold." Li Er warned and walked towards Qinjiazhuang.
When everyone saw that Li Erzhen had paid a thousand gold to refinish his pen, they had mixed feelings. Others wished that their things would be hung in the Imperial College and become famous all over the world, but this one was better. He even dared to ask for the refining fee when asking for it. He really smelled of copper and was insulting to elegance.
It brings disgrace to scholars.
Then I thought that the King of Han was not a scholar, so he felt much better and walked inside.
Qin Huaidao accompanied Li Er. When he saw many Yulin guards dispersing their guard, he did not stop him. He just reminded: "Your Majesty, please go directly to the top of the mountain. There are too many people in the square and it is too crowded. Children are playing around. I'm afraid there will be someone."
Crash against the Holy Driver."
"Okay!" Li Er agreed.
When Fang Xuanling and others heard that they were going around, they all breathed a sigh of relief. Although they believed that Qin Huaidao meant no harm, it was difficult to protect the people in the village. What if someone rushed out and injured the holy driver?
Yu Linwei also breathed a sigh of relief. The square was crowded with people, and they all looked big. It was okay not to go there. Under the leadership of Qin Huaidao, everyone went around and quickly reached the top of the mountain.
The top of the mountain was heavily guarded. Luo Wu hurriedly ran up. Qin Huaidao was worried about causing misunderstandings and warned: "Send the order and let all the brothers enter the house. They are not allowed to come out even half a step. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
These words were actually meant for Li Er.
The guards all entered the house, which meant that the outside was handed over to the Yulin guards to show sincerity.
Li Er did not refuse and looked at Zhong Lang, the leader of the Yulin Guards. It would not be good to explain this kind of thing.
The other party knowingly ordered people to disperse, and the surrounding area was under martial law.
Qin Huaidao motioned everyone to continue moving forward and came to a place with two towers. It was high up and had a panoramic view of the square below. The night wind blew, bringing with it chills, but no one complained. They all watched with curiosity as the sky exploded.
fireworks, and people running happily in the square below.
Li Er observed for a moment, a look of shock appeared on his face, and asked: "I see that the people below are all wearing new clothes, and they are also thick woolen cotton-padded clothes. I remember that these cotton-padded clothes were produced by your Qinjiazhuang and you gave them to them?"
"No, they bought it themselves."
"Bought it?" Li Er became a little uneasy and asked: "I heard that these clothes are not cheap. There are men, women and children below. Generally, it is enough for people to buy one for people who need to go out. How can I afford to buy one for each person?"
pieces?"
Qin Huaidao smiled nonchalantly and said: "Wool-padded clothes cost two hundred coins each, which is indeed not cheap. But this year, each household in Qinjiazhuang earned more than ten coins from work, and the dividends from the fish, ducks, fruits and vegetables raised in the pond outside the village exceeded ten coins.
Wu Guan, families with more sons will benefit more."
"In other words, each household's annual income is fifteen guan?" Li Er's expression changed drastically.
All the officials also looked at Qin Huaidao with expressions of disbelief. Wei Zheng couldn't help but ask: "King Han, are you serious about this?"
"What is there to deceive?" Qin Huaidao asked.
"Heaven on earth!"
Fang Xuanling couldn't help but praise: "Your Majesty, my greatest wish in this life is to let the people of the world have enough food, warm clothes, and housing. I work hard and dare not relax. I have worked hard all my life, but found that I have achieved nothing. Looking back,
In Qinjiazhuang, each household in Qinjiazhuang has earned as much as 25 yuan in less than two years. What does this mean?"
Everyone has mixed feelings. Two hundred thousand guan. Officials below the fifth rank in the court may not have 25 guan in annual salary. Their lives are not as good as those of the people in Qinjiazhuang. What is this?
Wei Zheng was also very excited, and he bowed solemnly and said: "I am ashamed of the great talent of the King of Han. In just two years, I have made such a profit, and every household has a brick house. If every household in the Tang Dynasty is like this, how great is it?"
Powerful? King of Han, I asked shamelessly, can the Qin family village be imitated by the whole world?"
"Why not?"
"How to do it?" Fang Xuanling asked excitedly, his eyes sparkling. If he could follow suit, the world would be governed, the country would be rich and the people strong, and he would become a famous prime minister and leave his name in history.